Energizer Holdings, Inc. is renaming its personal care business as Edgewell Personal Care upon its separation to become an independent company. The Household Product Division will retain the Energizer Holdings, Inc. name and logo.
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Our Formulations Chemists are part of a dynamic and creative product development team in the creation of effective and innovative products. This position will play a key role in developing and maintaining a broad range of household products for an exciting new brand, as part of a completely different kind of company. Read More »

We live in the Era of Big Data (Happi, April 2014, p. 54). It enables suppliers to run thousands, no millions, of tests in search of new materials; helps marketers reach critical “go-don’t go” decisions on new product launches and m… Read More »

Ace Metrix, a TV and video advertising analytics service, has unveiled its 2013 Brand of the Year Watch List, a compilation of the top performing TV advertisers across 20 of most competitive categories. Brands that appear on this list have earned the… Read More »

“Mundane.” “Awful.” “Dreadful.” These are just some of the words experts use to describe the laundry process…and it breaks my heart. Want to know my dirty little secret? Well, one that I can share in a famil… Read More »

Trying to get your product certified as natural or organic? Before wading through the process, Julia Hernandez of The DeWolf Companies (DeWolf Chemical, Glenn Corporation, Tempo Canada) explains how to go about it correctly. Read More »

Ball Corporation introduced its Matte & Gloss printing technology for impact extruded aerosol cans and beverage bottles at the 28th FEA International Aerosol Congress in Madrid. By enabling customers to combine the two finishes on the same can, t… Read More »

The American Cleaning Institute (ACI) urged Congress to strengthen the nation’s main chemical control law, the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), in testimony before a House subcommittee. ACI president and CEO Ernie Rosenberg told the House S… Read More »

Below is a list of testing providers serving the household and personal products
industry. For more information, contact the testing service provider using the information provided for each firm. Should your company be listed here? Contact Happi to be included in our next testing services directory. Email: tbranna@rodmanmedia.com Read More »

Salvona Technologies LLC introduced time-release technology with big implications for personal care products, said the company. MultiSal Fragrance is an encapsulation technology designed to enhance the effectiveness of active ingredients in aromather… Read More »

Household and institutional products are used safely by millions of consumers every day to improve their lives and manage their environments efficiently and effectively. The Consumer Specialty Products Association (CSPA) and its member companies take… Read More »

• The world’s largest consumer products company didn’t just change CEOs (see p. 124) it’s changing pay terms, too. Next month, Procter & Gamble will increase the time it takes to pay for supplies, but will offer financing t… Read More »

• Energizer Holdings, Inc. said personal care sales for the quarter increased 0.2% to $652.6 million; for the six months, it remained flat at $1.206 billion.
“Modest top line growth in personal care was offset by declines in household pro… Read More »

Like species, companies, industries and trade associations must evolve or die. At its Mid-Year Meeting, the Consumer Specialty Products Association provides details on how it is changing to meet its members’ needs. Read More »

• Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc. has entered into an agreement to acquire Obagi Medical Products Inc. According to reports, Valeant will acquire all the outstanding common stock of Obagi for $19.75 a share in cash, or $360 million.… Read More »

Happi.com debuted in 1996 and we’ve been attracting visitors—now more than 50,000 each month—ever since. A few years ago, management decided to take the plunge and spend millions, okay thousands, to hire an online media consultant t… Read More »

Few subjects in the household and personal products industry stir up more controversy than product safety testing on animals. For decades, the industry has faced opposition from animal rights groups who abhor the use of mice, rats and rabbits and o… Read More »